Faith... first, finally and forever Part 1

My faith is a journey, and one that has taken many turns. It started out as just an extention of me. I trusted, believed and truly walked without doubt. I do not think I really gave it much thought. I accepted Jesus as a young girl, and I believed that he was with me always. Even in the dark,( I mean the real dark) not bad times. I had a fear of the dark, I would turn the light off in my room and dive half away across the room to the safe landing of my bed, which I was sure that something very scary lived under. My Jesus and me would curled up in my bed and we would talk, and he protected me from the bad things in the dark. Then as I turned the pages on life and love I remember our relationship maturing into a deeper love, one that I wanted more of. It was then that I truly understood that God was in control and I really started leaning on him for direction. I knew I wanted to really concentrate on my relationship with Christ. So I remember making this statement... " Lord I just want it to be you and me for the next four years" I had finally came to the relization that I was ok if the Lord wanted me to go to Africa or some distant land to be a missionary. Before that moment I think I was holding back giving the Lord all of me because of the fear of the unknown. So there I was 19 years old and truly ready to "GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD".... but he did not send me, instead that very weekend I met my husband. I thought... " What the heck happened to the whole "you and me only for the next four years?" I guess once again God had a plan.

Now upon meeting my husband we connected pretty quickly, I mean we argued pretty quickly, we were never the goo goo gushy type. We really liked each other and had a lot that we discussed. I actually really love this about our relationship.

We married two years and 332 days later.We went on our honeymoon in California. Disney land, Movie Stars, ...the Beverly Hillbillies. While there George received a phone call, from his boss back in Dallas. George's boss ask him to travel to Palmdale Caifornia for a meeting. George explained that we were on our honeymoon could it wait? Apparently it could, so we came home to our new used house on Saturday, and he left on Sunday. So while enjoying the blissful new life of marriage in my new used home, I recieved a call from George, it went something like this.... "Vonda, this is George, your husband, (like I did not know?) How are you? ...Well you know I am down here in Cailfornia, (we had just gotten back from a wonderful honeymoon in Long Beach) and Geroge said... I was wondering... Did you have a nice time here?, Did you like it? I said, sure it was really nice. I loved Long Beach" George said ...."How would you like to live here for about 18 months? " "I said where in Long Beach?" "George said, no but not too far from there, it is where the plant is, in Palmdale"..... so I am thinking..... sounded like Palm Springs , right?... So hum....maybe, that would be nice, you know to live like the rich and famous?" "I ask, did you know about this before we got married?" George said No I promise I did not?" .... I thought....Well Palm Springs seems nice, and Long Beach was fun, so.... adventure #1 here I come!" We left our new used home, that I did not even get to set up house in, and moved 3 days driving away from everything I had ever loved, known, and thought that I needed in my life. With our car packed to the top, and our half bassett hound /half sheltie in the middle we embarked upon this new journey. Now George, is not a stupid man, he actually is a very intellgent man. He knew the possible reaction to the landscape of Palmdale during the day may be a little too much... so he brought me in at night, and let me tell you it was PITCH BLACK! So he was safe right then because at that time I could not see a thing, except for some lights across the way. But lord help him the next morning... when I looked out the window to see a tumbleweed traveling across the street and nothing but dirt and dust and Joshua Trees(which are only two places, there and in the holy land, I was told by George). So HOLLYWOOD HERE I COME.....to be continued!

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At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, 13and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. Mark 1 -12-13
Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. ~James 1-3